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SENATE—Monday, December 21, 2009 32906 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 155, Pt. 24 December 21, 2009 SENATE—Monday, December 21, 2009 (Legislative day of Sunday, December 20, 2009) The Senate met at 12:01 a.m., on the SERVICE MEMBERS HOME OWNER- mented, will cost about $2.5 trillion expiration of the recess, and was called SHIP TAX ACT OF 2009—Resumed over 10 years, according to the Senate to order by the Honorable MARK Pending: Budget Committee; which restructures UDALL, a Senator from the State of Reid amendment No. 2786, in the nature of a sixth of our economy; which affects Colorado. a substitute. 300 million people; which will raise taxes by about $1 trillion when fully PRAYER Reid amendment No. 3276 (to amendment No. 2786), of a perfecting nature. implemented over 10 years; and which The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- Reid amendment No. 3277 (to amendment will cut Medicare by about $1 trillion fered the following prayer: No. 3276), to change the enactment date. when fully implemented over 10 years. Let us pray. Reid amendment No. 3278 (to the language It doesn’t cut Medicare to make Medi- Eternal God, help of the ages, as we proposed to be stricken by amendment No. 2786), to change the enactment date. care more solvent which, as we know, labor a great while before day, give our Reid amendment No. 3279 (to amendment it is going to become insolvent, accord- lawmakers the wisdom to see the right No. 3278), to change the enactment date. ing to its trustees, by 2015, but to spend and the courage to do it. Cause them to Reid motion to commit the bill to the on a new entitlement. be men and women of integrity, so that Committee on Finance, with instructions to It will also shift to the States a great our citizens can lead quiet and peaceful report back forthwith, with Reid amendment many expenses, so much so that our lives in all godliness and honesty. Re- No. 3280, to change the enactment date. Democratic Governor in Tennessee has mind our Senators that You have Reid amendment No. 3281 (to the instruc- said it is the mother of all unfunded tions (amendment No. 3280) of the motion to called them to be servants of the peo- commit), to change the enactment date. mandates. The Governor of California ple during this challenging season, so Reid amendment No. 3282 (to amendment says it is the last thing we need, take that they must not succumb to pes- No. 3281), to change the enactment date. your time, get it right. But the Demo- simism and cynicism or grow weary in The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- cratic leader and his colleagues insist well doing. Gird them with fortitude. pore. Under the previous order, the that we need to bring this up in the Illumine them with the light of truth, time until 1 a.m. will be equally di- middle of a snowstorm, write it in se- and make them more than conquerors vided and controlled between the two cret, vote on it in the middle of the in the faith that the kingdoms of this leaders or their designees, with the ma- night, and get it passed before Christ- world are to become the one and radi- jority leader controlling the final 10 mas Eve. ant Kingdom of Your redeeming love. minutes prior to 1 a.m., and the Repub- Why would they want to do that? Lord, please remind the many work- lican leader controlling the 10 minutes Well, I think the answer is very clear. ers who support the legislative process immediately prior to that. It is because they want to make sure that You see their diligence and will The Senator from Tennessee. they pass it before the American people reward their faithful sacrifices. Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I find out what is in it. Because the We pray in Your great Name. Amen. intend to take 10 minutes of the Repub- American people, by nearly two to one, according to a CNN poll, do not like f lican time. Will you please let me know when 1 minute remains? what they have heard about the health care bill. When they have to start ex- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- pore. The Senator will be notified. plaining what is in it, they are afraid it The Honorable MARK UDALL led the Mr. ALEXANDER. Thank you, Mr. will be worse, and it will never pass. Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: President. Republicans are not the only ones I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the who believe we ought to stop and think United States of America, and to the Repub- Mr. President, there may be a num- ber of Americans who are switching about big issues before we deal with it. lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Eight Democratic Senators—Senators indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. over from the Minnesota v. Carolina football game and they may be won- LINCOLN, BAYH, LANDRIEU, LIEBERMAN, f dering what in the world is the U.S. MCCASKILL, NELSON, PRYOR, and Senate doing coming into session at WEBB—wrote Senator REID on October APPOINTMENT OF ACTING 6, saying to Senator REID: PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE midnight on a Sunday in the middle of a snowstorm and getting ready to vote As you know, Americans across our coun- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The at 1 a.m.? So let me try to explain that try have been actively engaged in the debate on health care reform. Without a doubt, clerk will please read a communication for a moment. to the Senate from the President pro reforming health care in America is one of The reason is, the Democratic major- the most monumental and far-reaching un- tempore (Mr. BYRD). ity leader, who is the only one who can dertakings considered by this body in dec- The legislative clerk read the fol- set our schedule, showed up yesterday ades. We believe the American public’s par- lowing letter: with a 400-page amendment—yester- ticipation in this process is critical to our U.S. SENATE, day. This amendment had been written overall success.... PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, in secret for the last 6 weeks. The as- I am quoting from the eight Demo- Washington, DC, December 21, 2009. sistant Democratic leader said, last cratic Senators. They go on to say they To the Senate: want to make sure the bill is on a Web Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, week, on the floor, he had no idea what of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby was in it. Of course, none of us on the site ‘‘for at least 72 hours’’ before we appoint the Honorable MARK UDALL, a Sen- Republican side knew what was in it. vote on it. This bill was given to us ator from the State of Colorado, to perform So almost no one here knew what was yesterday—400 pages of it—we had not the duties of the Chair. in it. It was presented to us. Then the seen before. Seventy-two hours would ROBERT C. BYRD, Democratic leader said: Well, we are be Tuesday. So the minimum require- President pro tempore. going to start voting on it, and we are ment, according to the eight Demo- Mr. UDALL of Colorado thereupon going to pass it before Christmas. cratic Senators and all 40 Republican assumed the chair as Acting President This is an amendment to the health Senators, would be that we should not pro tempore. care bill, which when fully imple- even think about voting on it until at ● This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. VerDate Mar 15 2010 09:19 Nov 08, 2012 Jkt 079102 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR09\S21DE9.000 S21DE9 wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with December 21, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 155, Pt. 24 32907 least Tuesday. And then one would ing to the chief actuary for Medicare, The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- think we would be amending it and de- it will cause national health care pore. The Senator from Arizona is rec- bating it and considering it and think- spending to increase faster.’’ So if you ognized. ing about it and trying to find out are paying X for premiums, you are Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, as we ap- what it actually does. going to be paying more as a result of proach in less than an hour a very im- According to the eight Democratic this bill. portant vote—some have called it his- Senators: Continuing, David Brooks said: toric, some call it pivotal; it has been By publicly posting the legislation and its Health care spending is already zooming given various adjectives and adverbs—I [Congressional Budget Office] scores 72 hours past 17 percent of [our gross domestic prod- think it might be appropriate to dis- before it is brought to a vote in the Senate uct] to 22 percent and beyond. cuss for a minute or two how this all and by publishing the text of amendments began. before they are debated, our constituents Then it is going to be hard to explain will have the opportunity to evaluate these to the 9 million people who the Con- It all began in the Presidential cam- policies. As their democratically-elected gressional Budget Office letter said paign. I do not like to spend much time representatives . it is our duty to listen would lose their employer insurance recalling it.
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